Story 39: Jesus Is Put on Trial

Comprehension Questions and Answers

1. What time of the day was it when the Jewish leaders began to question Jesus? *It was the middle of the night. [39-01]
2. Why could the Jewish leaders not prove Jesus was guilty of anything? *The statements of the false witnesses did not agree with each other. [39-02]
3. What question did the high priest finally ask Jesus? *“Tell us, are you the Messiah, the Son of the living God?” [39-03]
4. What answer did Jesus give to the high priest? *“I am, and you will see me seated with God and coming from heaven.” [39-04]
5. What was the crime that the high priest said that Jesus had committed? *Jesus said he was the Son of God. [39-04]
6. Where was Peter during Jesus' trial? *Peter was waiting outside the house of the high priest. [39-06]
7. Why did the people think that Peter had been with Jesus? *Peter and Jesus were both from Galilee. [39-06]
8. What did Peter say when the people asked if he knew Jesus ? *Peter denied three times that he knew Jesus. [39-07]
9. What happened immediately after Peter denied Jesus the third time? *A rooster crowed, and Jesus turned and looked at Peter. [39-07]
10. What did Judas do when he saw that the Jewish leaders had condemned Jesus? *Judas became full of sorrow and went away and killed himself. [39-08]
11. Why did the Jewish leaders take Jesus to the Roman governor Pilate? *They hoped Pilate would condemn Jesus and sentence him to be killed. [39-09]
12. What was the first question that Pilate asked Jesus? *“Are you the king of the Jews?” [39-09]
13. What did Jesus say was the reason he came to earth? *To tell the truth about God. [39-10]
14. How many times did Pilate say to the crowd that Jesus was not guilty? *Three times. [39-11]
15. Why then did Pilate allow Jesus to be crucified? *Pilate became afraid that the crowd would begin to riot. [39-12]
16. How did the Roman soldiers treat Jesus? *They whipped Jesus, put a royal robe and a crown of thorns on him, and mocked him. [39-12]

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